federal officials charge a d.c. council man with two felonies. harry thomas, jr. is has resigned and he is due in court in just a few hours. the countdown is on. four days until the first in the nation primary in new hampshire. so where do all of the candidates stand in the wake of the iowa caucuses. we'll find out. fox 5 morning news continues right now. now. take a look at the washington monument bright and early on this friday morning. it is january 6th, 2012.

glad you're with us this morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. in the 30s out there, folk, that shouldn't feel too bad hopefully to you. >> it will be nice. >> not going to feel bad when it warms up later. >> even if you don't like the 30s, wait until later on, we've got the 50s coming up for some of you, around 06 degrees or so today. let's take a look at the bus stop forecast as you are thinking about getting the kids ready for school. here with is what you need to be concerned about. you do want to dress them warmly. temperatures ranging from the 20s in some spots to the low 30s. eventual will you, we will see a good a sunshine. sunrise in morning is at 7:27. and we'll see a milder day as well. let's take a look now at the temperatures at the area airports. 36degrees currently at reagan national. dulles is at 37. and bwi marshall is in the 20s at 29 degrees. your forecast for today, not bad at all, a lot of sunshine, warmer this afternoon. yesterday, we made it up to 50.

today, we'll make it up to around 60. we are going with 58 in town. we could be wrong. it could be a couple of degrees warmer than that. >> i have to do a double take. i feel like we're back in october talking about this. >> after being in the teens, it will feel a lot warmer. >> let's check in with julie wright with a look at traffic. >> good morning. so far, so good with no incidents to report right now. the traffic is running smoothly each way at the wilson bridge. the crew in sky fox with us hovering above the beltway in greenbelt. they are above the beltway near the baltimore-washington parkway and again, traffic flowing freely out of andrews headed around towards landover. no problems to report here on this outer loop as you work your way north of parkway headed towards 95 college park. inner loop, that would be the headlights coming at you. back inside for your commute in virginia, 395 picking up some volume now as you work your way north of duke street.

no issues reported leaving landmark continuing out towards seminary road. it is still an easy drive for our friend traveling the beltway. increasing volume but still maintaining speed headed for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. this morning's big story, all making national head line. d.c. council member harry thomas, jr. resigned last night just hours after the feds filed papers charging him with two felonies. he now could do jail time for steeling government money and filing false tax returns. he is due in federal court in just a few hours. >> that is where sherry ly is with the latest on the restings nation and expected guilty plea. >> reporter: ultimately, harry thomas, jr. bowed to pressure when he announced his resignation late last night. today, he says he will be taking responsibility for his crimes here in federal court. the feds say he stole $350,000 in city funds meant for youth sports and that he failed to

report that on his taxes. in a statement through his lawyer, thomas said, quote, i will need guilty to committing two federal crimes. i am resigning my position as a member of the council effective immediately. i made some very serious mistakes and exhibited inadequate and flawed judgment. i take full responsibility for my actions. i am truly sorry. >> now, we face the scenario of him leaving the council, possibly going to jail, devastating his community, the people he represents, embarrassing the district and leaving us and his family scratching our heads, how could he have found himself in these circumstances. it is disappointing and sad. >> reporter: thomas is accused of using that money for his own personal luxuries, an suv and a

motorcycle. a special election will now be held to fill thomas' ward 5 council seat. he is due in court today at 11:15 for a plea hearing. he will likely face prison time. that is the latest here at the federal courthouse. back to you. the latest now in the race for the white house. four days now until the first in the nation primary and conservatives say it is time to rally behind a single candidate and quickly. they are hoping to stop mitt romney winning the republican nomination. romney is seen as a less than reliable conservative. romney, of course, former governor of massachusetts but he is getting snubbed from the biggest newspaper in the state. the boston globe endorsing one of his opponents, john huntsman. it is the second time the boston news opinion inner has endorsed a romney opponent. huntsman is counting on a strong finish in tuesday's new hampshire primary to stay in the race. rick santorum is shrugging off reports that a vote count from iowa's caucuses could be

wrong and could make him the winner. he says it does not appear to change the fact this he and mitt romney are practically tied. as for newt gingrich, he says he is willing to go before the naacp and urge blacks to doe panned paychecks, not food stamps. he made the statements at a town hall meeting from new hampshire. he regularly blasts president obama as the, quote, best food stamp president in american history. there may be new immigration laws coming our way. the obama administration plans to announce a rule change today that would reduce the amount of time illegal immigrants have to stay out of u.s. in order to return legally. right now, people would leave the country to apply for green cards can't come back for up to 10 years. the president is expected to announce that time could be reduced in their absence creates a burden on citizen spouses or parents. meantime, president obama made a rare visit to the pentagon press briefing room yesterday to outline his plans to cut the military's budget. he said with troops out of iraq and a gradual drawdown under

way in afghanistan that america should spend less focusing on the military and more on problems here at home. the president also promised that american forces will remain the strongest in the world. a new initiative in iran clamping down on internet use in that country. details coming up next. joran van der sloot, remember him? the man suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway is due in court today. it is all coming up after the break. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder.

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iran now cracking down on internet freedom. it hazarded owl internet cafes to immediately install security cameras and begin to collect detailed personal information on customers. iran is planning new military exercises near the strait of hormuz. that word from an iranian naval commander coming university a few days after iran threatened to close off the waterway. south mark now where joran van der sloot goes on trial for

the murder of a woman in peru. he has long been suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba is charged in case with killing stephanie flores in a hotel in lima. friends, loved ones and community members all remembering the utah police officer killed in the line of duty during a drug raid. five other officers were injured in that incident. next time you head out of town, police say in one state squatters are cashing in on an old law that allows them to claim unoccupied homes. more on some of these out rage yuhas claims. along with the felt exactor title, she walked away with $5

million. how melanie amaro plans to spend that cash. -- along with the x factor title, she walked away with $5 million. ÷ñxxúú

back now with an update on america's first x factor winner. melanie amaro is talking about how she plans to spend the $5 million she won on the show. >> big purchases. i'm going to get my mom a house. i feel she needs that. she can be comfortable. i am also going to buy a couple different other things that i feel i'm in need of. >> like what? >> i'm going to buy a foot massager. that is what i really want to buy, you know. >> she could buy the company. >> couldn't she get that for christmas? the 19-year-old says she would still like to pursue a career in nursing because she would like to help people.

>> i'm thinking at some point, i'm going to have in my mind what i'm he going to get if i win the money. if you win the lottery, you already know what you're going to do because you dream about it. >> unless it was more about just the singing and winning for her that she hadn't really thought about what she was going to do with the money. i don't know. maybe? >> i'm curious about the whole thing. we'll see what happens. she gets a recording contract. still thinking about nurse something. >> maybe the foot massager is an advance on the contract. >> she has a plan b. >> i think you will hike this weather headline. you know what? it will be even warmer today, folks. warmer than yesterday when we made it up to 50 degrees. get ready for a high near 60. here are the current temperatures. 37degrees. we have agoneen a little bit. 37 here in washington. 30 in gaithersburg. quantico is at 37 degrees. so is winchester.

dulles, 38 degrees. off to our east, cambridge is at 32. leonard towntown, -- leonardtown, 37. here is a look at the surface map. you are wondering hey, why is it so filed out here? we have high pressure down to the south and as we continue into the weekend, that will keep things mild. temperature in the 50s. man even a little warmer than that. our breezes are going to be out of the south bringing that warmer air in. a cool front moves through late saturday. right now, we think it will a dry front but keep -- pay attention on our forecast on myfoxdc.com over the weekend and we'll update that if we need to. but we think it will be dry when it comes through t will usher in cooler temperatures. but for today, here is what we're looking at. good amount of sunshine after some overcast skies this morning. unseasonably warm, 5 # degree for your high. for tonight, clear skies.

school. -- unseasonably warm, 58 degrees for your high. today is nice. tomorrow is nice. i think there will be a few more clouds tomorrow particularly the latter part of the day as that cool front gets closer. sunday, we are cooler but still pleasant. 48-degree. some rain likely on monday and then tuesday, back to 50. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. now, let's go to julie wright and get an update on traffic. we sent the crew north on the baltimore-washington parkway. they are headed up towards i- 195. we have reports of accident activity there possibly tying up a leap on the eastbound stretch of i-195 approaching 295. heads up there if you are heading out from the airport. bw parkway in good shape in each direction. no incidents to report on the b- dub itself as you travel to and from laurel. the lanes are open continuing your drive along 66 headed eastbound. for some reason, we can't pull up the camera right now. there it is. the lanes are open. the volume definitely increasing this morning.

beltway looks good between an and del and merrifield. if you are traveling -- between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. officials in texas say squatters are trying to take over homes that are worth thousands of dollars and some cases, much more than that trying to exploit an old state law that allows them to claim them for no ongeer is on hand to challenge the claim. the people are breaking into the house and going down to the county clerk's office to file their claims inform one -- to file chair claims. >> how nip thinks they can take a home for $16 and give grief to the home opener after that, it just amazes us. >> officials are looking into the cases to see if they are connected in some way. they say the county alexis

christofrous are no longer underring these types of documents. there are settlements called pick a payment loans. wellsfargo owns the companies that created them. others who lost that you are homes in foreclosure will get some restitution. some new buzz this morning about who will replace former head football coach joe paterno at penn state. dave ross joins us with the latest. gas price prediction. we'll go live to fox business network in new york. stay with us. time is 6:20 on this friday. dunkin' k-cup packs are here. get america's favorite coffee for america's favorite single-cup brewer. try all five delicious varieties, only at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin'.

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we check business headlines this morning. iran facing a doe klein of oil sales. but here, we are adjust going to pay more for gasoline. adam shapiro joins us from fox business net i don't recollect

in new york. good morning. happy friday. >> a good morning to you. >> the cycle continues. summertime, we pay more for gas. wintertime we pay less. why so this time around? >> a couple of things in play. we always pay more in summer because of the summer blends that refine ares have to do and that is more expensive. you have iran threatening to shut the strait of hormuz. ed a third of the world's oil passes through the strait. ate lot of trades are are saying that is the reason we will pay more than $4 a gallon come this summer. also, increased demand, china, india, the growing economies are sucking up what was it is excess oil supply and there isn't much room for error. >> did you ever think we would look back on the good old days of paying $2.50 a gallon. >> i remember stropping in my mom and dad's car for the pennies that had fallen between the seats so we could put a gallon of gas in during high school and back then, it was $1.25 a gallon.

i'm not calling $3.30 a gallon the good old days. >> i know you worked in cleveland and i worked there too. >> i used to get my gas and lottery ticket. it was there. we got to get back to business. >> it didn't cost that much money is the bottom line behind it. >> it is just ridiculous where we are these days. let's talk about the markets. a lot of people hoping 2012 is a good year. a little mixed start to this year so far. >> yeah, and it is still early in the year. dow was down two points yesterday. s&p, indications this morning, futures are indicating we'll open in negative territory. it is all about jobs. at 8:30, we'll get the jobs report that. will sway where we go in the market today. >> see you. have a good weekend.

>> go browns one day. >> i can't go there. i don't think they're going anywhere anyway. sherry is following our top stories this morning. she is downtown. ntown. 

taking a look over washington, d.c. right now and it is going to warm up out there today and when we say warm up, we actually mean warm up. >> i'm excited for today. >> for a friday, it will be pleasant out. folk will be outdoors. >> a start to the weekend. a lot of people, maybe lunch outside today. >> not a bad day for it. temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. not bad. do enjoy t tomorrow will be nice as well. let's take a look at what is going on out there. cold start to the day. one. those days where you will have the coat on morning and certainly dress the little ones warmly because it is cold this morning. but then later on, it will be

more mild. 37degrees here in the district. 38 out at dulles airport. 29 in baltimore. ocean city, maryland is at 36 degrees. and in fredericksburg, it is 43 degrees. here is a look at your sentinel satellite. we do have clouds over us. you can see right across the washington area and some points south and east, cloud cover from here really up to baltimore as well. and then over to the eastern shore. clear skies off to the west and we'll get more of that working in here as the morning and the day progresses. so your forecast for today look like this. warmer. i don't know if we consider -- okay, tum are says we consider it warm, in the upper 50s. it is certainly above normal. we'll look for a high 15 degrees above normal. that is good. plenty of sunshine. coming up in about 15 minutes, today's edition of ask the weather guys. we are going to go to the well once again and we've got -- we'll answer a question from one of the students at the

benjamin tasker middle school. >> didn't get to all of them yet? >> we will never get to all of them. they sent like 60 questions. steven scott, if you are watching, we'll answer your question. let's get to julie for a look at traffic. >> i business icommute for our friends headed out towards bwi. if you do have a light in to work this morning make note of this. this is going to be eastbound i- 195 in the direction of the airport. we have only have one lane able to get by they time for those traveling eastbound on i-195. westbound, you should find lanes open. no problems to report if you are continuing southbound on 95 and 295 coming in out of laurel. i thought we had that picture from sky fox. there it is. right now, they have temporarily blocked all traffic so no one is able to get by at this point. hopefully, they are justing to this for a few moments to get the accident vehicles out of root way and over to the shoulder. when they were allowing traffic to bet by, it was single file

to the right b a mile backup eastbound i-195 headed over towards 295 and headed out towards the airport. allow extra time there. you may want to bail out earlier, plan on use 95 as the alternate. 395 at duke street of course the lanes are open. no trouble spots to report as you work work your way northbound home depot -- as you i don't recollect with our way northbound towards the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. in our big story, a federal indictment of a d.c. council member. harry thomas, jr. quit last night and could now be facing prison time. >> later this morning, thomas is expected to need guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in government funds. for the latest on the charges, we turn now to sherry ly outside the federal courthouse. >> reporter: harry thomas is expected here later this morning to plead guilty for two

federal crimes. he also resigned from the city council which is a first. no one has ever been forced to resign. he apologized saying he made, quote, some very serious mistakes. he plans to plead exity to stealing $350,000 in dprapped money from the city and failing to reports that on his taxes. -- he plans to plead guilty to stealing $350,000 in grant money from the city and failing to report that on his taxes. reaction from fellow council members came swift. >> a very difficult day for the council, for the government, i'm sure for the thomas family and the residents of ward five. >> i'm extremely sad and actually devastated by this turn of events. even though i had asked for councilmember thomas to resign months ago when he agreed to pay back the money that he took, i had this feeling now because the reality is crashing

in on me, that there really is no explanation. >> reporter: that stolen money was meant for youth sports programs in the district. thomas is accused of spending it on his own personal luxuries and suv and a motorcycle. he is due in court at 11:15 this morning for that plea hearing. meanwhile, the city is preparing to hold a special election to fill his ward 5 council seat. that will cost the city $300,000. that is the late here from federal court. back to you. >> thank you. in the meantime, d.c. council chair kwame brown spoke to fox 5 saying several times it is time for the healing process to begin. but wtop political analyst mark plotkin says brown all has his own ethics allegations to think about. >> time to resister to sister trust and we'll do everything we can to work hard to ensure

we get the message out. >> kwame brown has serious problems. it is alleged, charged, haze denied it, but that he siphoned campaign funds to his father and to his brother. and i hope that isn't true. >> full coverage ever the harry thomas,. >> are junior scandal including a live interview with mark blot kin coming up next hour. also, reports from the hearing scheduled for 11:15 this morning. we have all the documents on our web site at myfoxdc.com. in other news, a grandmother convicted of murdering her granddaughter at tysons corner will find out her punishment today. carmen de la rosa is due in court this morning. she was convicted of tossing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a pedestrian walkway outside of a shopping plaza. her lawyers tried to prove she was insane at the time but a injure rejected that argument. she is expected to get 35 years in prison. loudoun county school

officials are looking for the case of six middle school students who were apparently drinking before the start air school day. this happened yesterday at lunsford middle school in chantilly. a student saw one of their peers drinking on the bus and reported it to administrators. then later o one. kids who had been drinking went to the school nurse feeling sick. eventually, all the others came forward as well. the wizards tried to get that very elose uclaive first win. >> it looks like pern state may have found their new football coach. dave ross joins us once again with more on all these stories. >> a big day for penn state. time to turn the page and move forward. it look like they will get bill o'brien. this welcome back big deal. would be the 16th head coach in the history of penn state. they have abeen around for 125 years playing football. he remaces joe paterno who was fired after 46 years as the head coach. this is o'brien to the left.

that was actually here in d.c. after tom brady had thrown an interception against the redskins. you want to say the guy is fiery? this is the time of thing you will get at penn state. he will let you know when you make a is some take. he has no ties to penn state. he was at one time the running back coach here at the university ever maryland. but bill o'brien is not confirmed by ten state or the patriots but it looks like he will be the next head coach at penn state. the wizards here locally, yes, it has been a big-time struggle. 0-6, it is a frap choice worst mark. how about it could be the debut ever the number one pick. -- the fran why is worst mark. >> this is a young kid. he is only 21, 6'11", 230 pounds. comes from the czech republic. he is still learning the english language. we asked him yesterday if he could be the different and help

get the wizards their first win. >> i'm not sure that i am the guy that can make some miracles. i just want to start playing and feel good. i hope that i can and i will do my best to play hard and put everything on the court. >> we are hoping he can get out there to play tonight. he has had a hip issue. they need something and i reason to be excited about this team -- and a reason to be committed about this team. maybe he can be the infusion of youth. >> a lot of pressure. >> this is a lot. >> he is nba ready. he has the nba ready body. >> i hope so. hollywood debuting a horror flick this weekend. it looks like the devil inside will have your heart racing or will it in is it worth the trip to the theet engineer kevin

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with this blast of cold weather we have had, if it isn't scary enough, can you find a lot to be frighten bid at the movies this weekend. kevin mccarthy joins us now. we'll start off with what is supposed to be a scary movie. the devil inside, you saw it last night. what did you think? >> i didn't sleep for a week after seeing the original exorcist. i was like to afraid to go to my rome and go to sleep. as i was sitting there last night, i couldn't wait to go to bed. >> that bad? >> it was unoriginal, hack garbage. honestly, stay inside. don't go see this film.

they are trying to pawn this off as a footage movie. they are trying to make you think you are watching real old footage. they shoot it like a document rich a mother kills three people during an exorcism. so 20 years later, daughter wants it find out exactly what happened. why did her mom go down that crazy path. she travel to rome, italy to see her mom and while there, she gets involved in some exorcisms herself. this is a found footage movie. i felt like the director went to some magical film school and said i'm going to take a class on how to make a hackie, found footage movie. we've got old grainy footage, check. we've got old audio. check. i felt like of his going down the list. here is what i need to do to make the movie. it was uninspired. when you try too hard, it make it so unbelievable for the

audience that you lose yourself and you leave the film mentally in your brain. >> do you think it was an interesting concept that he just didn't execute well? >> it could have been done well had they had a better script ache better director, better actors. here is the thing. >> everything. >> on christmas day, require ontically enough, they released an up rated three-minute trailer for this movie that had the most violent, vile act that thapped in the movie itself. you watch that trailer, you've pretty much seen the entire film. of his watching moste, i could predict what scares were coming up because they ruined all of the quote, unquote scary scenes in the traileren save yourself $12. go online and watch the unrated version. i gave if a 0.5. the only reason i gave to a half a point is there was one scene where i jumped. it got me. as the movie ended, the entire

audience booed. i thought i saw tomatoes flying at the screen. >> you liked pariah. you gave this one a pretty decent score. what made this so good. this is an independent film. >> devil inside is opening up in over a dozen theaters this. is opening up in one theater and it is the best movie of the week out you have two. it deals with a 17-year-old girl struggling with her sexual and struggling with coming out to her parents. when she is at home, she is trying to be someone else that she is not. when she goes to school, she can be herself. it is this multilayered rich film where you are dealing with character struggles and raw human emotion and there is something to be said about that. when you are watching a movie and every single character has an art. but kim wayans, i want seen a performance from an actress in

a long time that good. -- i haven't seen a performance from an actress in a long time that good. when you can go into this style, you are so talented. this is a wonderful film, beautifully shot. i loved every second of if. i gave it a four and a half out of five. >> before we go, we'll do something new i'm dvd pick of the week. something that is out there. you like the warriors. >> i did. this is a fill that only made about $13 million in the box office. i think people were afraid to see it because it dealt with mma or usc fighting. that is just the backdrop. this is like rocky but like these amazing stories about these brothers and their father played by nick nolte. this is one of the most underrated best films of 2011. please see it. i guarantee that you'll like t if you are not cheering at the end, i don't know what is wrong with you.

it is a fantastic film. tweet me after you see it. you can read my full reviews on kevin on movies.com where i have my interviews with tom truce and special steven spielberg as well. -- with tom cruise and steven spielberg. >> stay inside and rent warrior. >> i hear kim wayans is great in that movie. >> great day to be outside. >> let's take a look. i'll show you what the current temperatures are. current temperature in washington is 37 degrees. we will continue. we got to go to the maps. 37degrees right now in washington. we will continue to see cold temperature this morning but things will improve as the day progresses. 28 in manassas. 36 in annapolis. here is your temperature trend. all right. today, how about upper 50s. our average high, 43 degrees. well above that today and tomorrow. we'll still be above it sunday and monday. but temperatures do fall off

but today, next couple of days, mild, very, very pleasant. sentinel satellite-radar, we do have clouds in over us this morning. skies at reagan national being reported as overcast. there is some clearing out there going on. we'll get a lot of that working in here. we'll see plenty of sunshine today. so the forecast for today and the next five days, today, after morning clouds, sunshine, high in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. not bad. tomorrow, upper 50s. a few more clouds, particularly tomorrow night. sunday, 48 degrees so we drop off a bit. monday, about 30, 40% chance of rain. tuesday, 50 and it looks like we'll have rain next week as well as a storm system gets going. count look like it will be snow because it won't be cold enough. tucker barnes is here, ladies and gentlemen. >> good morning. >> it is now time to ask the weather guys, the segment where tucker and i put our heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather- related or otherwise. today's question comes from steven scott who is yet another

student in the sixth grade class at benjamin tasker middle school in the district. they sent in a bunch of questions and we period you canally go back to those questions and pull another one up. steven asked how many different types of lightning are there? >> that is a good question. >> good weather question too. we like that. there are a bunch of different types of lightning. essentially, there are three categories, right. >> yeah be you got it. three categories and we can break it down into different types of lightning within the categories. >> first type of lightning -- utah most common. >> that is what i was going to say. cloud-to-ground lightning. this is -- when you think of lightning, this is what you see. >> that is the most common. cloud to cloud lightning. >> you do want to break down the different types of cloud-to- ground lightning. >> let's go through the three types. >> we can't go back to these

pictures again. >> okay. go ahead. >> there is four types of cloud- to-ground lightning. bead, ribbon, you taking notes. >> mentally. wait, it already lapsed. >> bead and ribbon. >> staccato. >> and forks. that is forks cloud-to-ground lightning you are looking at there. >> it pertains to -- how it looks is what it looks like. >> tell us about the types of cloud to cloud lightning. >> many people are familiar with it in the summertime. heat lightning. you see what is called sheet lightning. >> all right. now, let's get to the third type of lightning. >> this is most interesting type of lightning. >> upper atmospheric lightning. >> yeah. there you go. pretty cool. >> do we see this.

i'm assuming not. >> lightning can work horizontally or vertically but it can also vertically go up and out of the top of the cloud. this is something that has been relatively new phenomenon. it is a photograph. they've been getting a lot of the photographs from the space shuttle of all places. there were three types of this upper atmosphere lightning called sprite, blue jet and most importantly, elf. >> that look like a blue jet and. >> i think it is a sprite. >> there are other types, ball lightning and try lightning. dry lightning is lightning with no rain and ball lightning, i think we've talked about before. >> we've answered that. >> i don't remember learning all of that in school. >> unless you go to special schools like us. >> so my count was at 11. you guys mentioned 11 different kind of lightning.

>> excellent. >> is that about right? >> right. >> i want to correct something. i believe i said benjamin tasker middle school is in the district. it is in prince george's county. >> but its most famous class will be after all these segments. >> it is in bowie. >> so that is it? >> i feel like we covered it. >> three main categories, 11 types of lightning. >> under what category would you find sprite lightning. >> in the upper atmospheric. >> one type of cloud-to-ground lightning. >> forks. >> very good. >> very nice. >> we do pay attention. we listen to you guys. we give you a hard time but we pay attention. >> if you have a question that you want answered, just go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. we'll try to answer it. >> that was frightening. did you hear the heightening.

>> sound like anterior so myth. >> oh, yeah, lightning something is this song. >> good guess. let's check in with julie wright. backing up that education, aren't you? >> i just hope these kids really open up a book and don't rely on weather guys. >> no other class has sent in questions. >> we'll be stuck with these kids 16 years old still in the third grade. okay. maybe they'll get to the seventh grade. oh, my gosh and care asphalting asleep. >> what do you mean? i was listening. i got one right. >> see, you got one right in science. this is why you are a broadcaster,. >> -- oh, my gosh and sarah is sleeping. >> let's check out the drive. no problems to report right now headed south from 32 making your way south at 216, 198 down

to 495. taking it back inside, we'll show you what else is going on out there. you will fine the lanes are open if you are continuing along southbound 270. no problems to report out of germantown headed for the lane divide. your lanes are open if you are continuing your commute along the gw parkway from the beltway out towards the key bridge and behind me, 359 traffic slowing from duke street up to seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. celebrating the white house is the theme at this year's washington winter show at american university. >> a lot of really cool stuff there. annie is there and we'll check in with her after the break. 

good morning everybody. i'm annie yu. today, we are treasure hunting at the washington winter show

here at american university. this is a show that features more than 40 dearlies from around the country and world, and they are the quality dealers of ape teeing and fine arts and they gather here in d.c. and showcase everything from furnish tour, antique books and prints, tee core, jewelry, silver and so many more items and they are also offering onsite appraisals so you can see just how much your item might be worth which is a really neat opportunity and fun. this year's theme is all about celebrating the white house which we'll learn about later this morning and also featuring a lone exhibit from the white house historic association featuring treasures from the first family. the show kicks off today and we are getting a preview before we head out. back to you, sarah. >> beautiful antiques out there this time of the year. thank you. time to say good morning to the fan of the day.

amannti turns six years old. thank you for being a fan. that does it for the 6:00 hour. now let's send it over to allison hoist joining steve. >> good morning. >> good friday morning >> coming up, major trouble for former d.c. council member thomas harris, jr. he announced his resignation and in just two hours, he is due in court. >> there was a 20-vote mistake in my favor. >> rick santorum claims that he lost out on those votes in iowa. the iowa gop scramble to figure out if they need to change the results. plus, president barack obama hits town for a get- together. why he is treating some